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Kate Beckinsale talks about her actor father, British TV star Richard Beckinsale, who died from a heart attack aged just 31 in 1979.

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  • Heres a bit of trivia. Many people think Richard Beckinsale died after making the Porridge film, but he was shooting a film for ATV called Bloody Kids. His part was taken over by Gary Holton but there are some scenes left in with Richard driving a BMW up Southend High Street.

  • Yeah, the clip @ 4:25-45 is actually an out-take from Bloody Kids. It would have been interesting seeing him in a gritty drama like that.

  • Are you sure that's from Bloody Kids? He doesn't look like he's playing the same part as Gary Holton in that clip as he looks too smartly dressed. He looks more like the character played by Derrick O Connor who was the plain clothes police officer in the film. I've got to get to the bottom of this as it was in an interview with Stephen Poliakof that I learned that RB was in that film.

  • My mistake, the clip is actually from a BBC TV film called 'Last Summer' (1976). It was also directed by Stephen Frears, and 'Bloody Kids' would've been their second film together. It's another gritty drama and Richard played a London gangster apparently ... I'd be very curious to see it! His career seemed to be heading in a really interesting direction.

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  • Richard Beckinsale, a wonderful, wonderful

    actor.

  • He died so young. It's hard to grow up without a Dad. I know since mine died when I was born. Thanks for sharing this video, cwbellor10.

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  • He wrote poetry: I have the book. I like this poem:

    It hurts your heart

    And softens your soul

    When you see a man

    Die.

    Long before

    Even before

    Only before

    He is old.

    He wrote that.

  • That's a coincidence, I just watched that episode of Rising Damp on ITV 3 where he comes out of the wardrobe pretending to sleep walk.

  • she is a white hot goddess

    her father was a great actor

    sadly missed

    rip rb

  • @dragonfitter nope he had congenital heart defect from a young age and thats why he had a massive heart attack

  • awesome interview hed have done great things shame he died so young god bless him xxxx

  • The clip at 4.24 is from Last Summer (1977) which was part of the ITV Playhouse series. A great film and a very different role for Richard. Has anyone got a copy by any chance? Please contact me if you have.

  • She's so posh...You wouldn't think her dad came from Birmingham :D

  • KATE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD

  • she's so natural and beaty!

  • He'd be so proud of his beautiful daughter's success, i grew up watching rising damp, porridge and he had great comic timing while not looking forced at all, very natural, such a nice bloke - thanks for uploading !

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